Sam Ash
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His first ride was for William Bigg of Grand Rapids, who owned Bigg's Standard Station on Wealthy Street SE.
Later, Sam drove for Fat Man's Fish Fry sponsored stock car owned by Lee Lambert. The team raced at Berlin Raceway, Kalamazoo Speedway, and the Grand Rapids Speedrome.
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Sam Ash was severely burned when an explosion at the foundry left him with burns on 95% of his body. He lived four days and during that time he never complained about his injury. During his hospital stay, Sam was visited by many area race drivers who held him in high esteem.